Housing in PR8 2PY
What the homes in PR8 2PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
PR8 2PYSouthport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (76.5%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
91.2% of households in the PR8 2PY area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 61.6% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented5.8%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (24%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sefton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR8 2PY (Ainsdale West) (about 1,744 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.